Bombyx mori

Summary

Bombyx mori is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,782 views/month, #611 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bombyx mori's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Bombyx mori's instance of is recorded as silkworm^[4].
• Bombyx mori is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Bombyx mori belongs to the parent taxon Bombyx^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Bombyx mori is Bombyx mori^[7].
• Bombyx mori is a type of domesticated animal^[8].
• Bombyx mori is used for sericulture^[9].
• Bombyx mori's Commons category is recorded as Bombyx mori^[10].
• Bombyx mori's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bombyx mori^[11].
• Bombyx mori's Commons gallery is recorded as Bombyx mori^[12].
• Bombyx mori's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[13].
• Bombyx mori's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Bombyx mori's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8^[15].
• Bombyx mori's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Bombyx mori's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[17].
• Bombyx mori's this taxon is source of is recorded as silk^[18].
• Bombyx mori's this taxon is source of is recorded as pat silk^[19].
• Bombyx mori's this taxon is source of is recorded as silkworm egg^[20].
• Bombyx mori's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. mori'}^[21].
• Bombyx mori is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silkworm'}^[22].
• Bombyx mori is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seidenspinner'}^[23].
• Bombyx mori is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Don Hugo'}^[24].
• Bombyx mori is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gusano de seda'}^[25].
• Bombyx mori is commonly known as {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Siisenspaner'}^[26].
• Bombyx mori is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カイコ'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bombyx mori is Bombyx mori^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It is classified within Bombyx^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silkworm'}^[22], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Seidenspinner'}^[23], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Don Hugo'}^[24], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gusano de seda'}^[25], {'lang': 'frr', 'text': 'Siisenspaner'}^[26], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カイコ'}^[27].

Identifiers

Bombyx mori's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 143506^[28]. Bombyx mori's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7091^[29]. Bombyx mori's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 391618^[30]. Bombyx mori's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1868664^[31]. Bombyx mori's ITIS TSN is recorded as 117540^[32].

Why It Matters

Bombyx mori ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,782 views/month, #611 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]